Obituaries

MT. PLEASANT - Curtis Gene Wyse, 44, of rural Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, at his home, following a brief illness.      Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, at Bethel Cemetery, north of Wayland. Celebration of Life services will follow at 11 a.m. at Bethel Mennonite Church with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, at the

FAIRFIELD - Glen Arthur Buckingham, 73, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Diane Brokken officiating. Burial will be in Bethesda Cemetery, east of Fairfield, with military rites accorded. The family will receive friends Friday, Nov. 5, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the

CEDAR RAPIDS - Helen Elizabeth Ihrig, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at Evergreen Estates in Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness.      Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. There will be no other services.      Miss Ihrig was born on May 15, 1917, in Wellman, to Charles and Sarah (Pond) Ihrig. She was a member of the First Church of

MT. PLEASANT - Roger Philip Hyndman, 56, of Swedesburg, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, at Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Gerry Klopfenstein officiating. Military rites will be accorded by VFW Post 2561, American Legion Post 58 and AMVETS 44. The family will receive

KEOTA - Leonard N. Bayliss, 88, of Keota, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, at Sigourney Care Center, following a lengthy illness.      A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery with military rites accorded. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at

WINFIELD - Lester Rex Gipple, 92, of Columbus Junction, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at Washington County Hospital, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Spring Run United Methodist Church in rural Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Thomas Connors officiating. Friends may call after noon on Friday at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will

KEOTA - Rosa E. Oswalt, 101, of Keota, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at Maplewood Manor in Keota.      A Mass of the Resurrection was held this morning at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery in Keota. Memorials may be directed to St. Mary Catholic Church or Maplewood Manor.      Mrs. Oswalt was born on Dec. 5., 1902, south of

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Rosetta Bass, 83, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, at Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. John Brown officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at the funeral home.      Mrs.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Burdette Staats, 76, of Columbus City, died Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at his home.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. John Hayes officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Private family burial will be in Wapello Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by Columbus Junction

MUSCATINE - Thomas Dean Wenger, 81, of Muscatine, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, at Muscatine Care Center.      Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at North Hill Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at the George M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home in Muscatine. A memorial has been established for the Muscatine Senior Circle.      Mr. Wenger was born on